How to check Debian CVE status using python script

by Milosz Galazka on January 30, 2017

Check current status of Debian Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures using simple python script and Security Bug Tracker.

Python script

I have used regular shell script at first, but it was too complicated after a while, as parsing HTML code using sed is a really bad idea.
I have switched to Python using Beautiful Soup library, so the whole idea could be simplified.